David Hurst – MRQE

All for Mary

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

In a Swiss Alpine resort shortly after the War an army officer and upper-class Humpy Miller both set their sights on Mary, the landlord’s daughter. When the two come down with chicken pox they are put in the charge of fellow guest Miss Cartwright, who turns out to be Humpy’s old nanny. The two Englishmen unite not only against her tyranny but against a dense Greek who is also after Mary.

River Beat

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

British diamond smugglers use the radiowoman (Phyllis Kirk) from a freighter docked on the Thames to unwittingly “mule” their swag, hidden in cigarettes, past customs, not knowing that she has befriended an Inspector for the Thames River Patrol.

Always a Bride

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Set against the glitz and glamour of the French Riviera, this comedy follows the misadventures of a father and daughter con artist team (Ronald Squire and Peggy Cummins) who pose as a married couple and swindle wealthy clients at the region’s swankiest resorts. But their scams take on a whole new dimension when daughter Clare falls for a British government bureaucrat (Terence Morgan) who may have a secret or two of his own. [Netflix]

So Little Time

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

During World War II, German soldiers occupy the home of a beautiful Belgian girl and her mother.